New water only organic grower, soil recipes?

cookieman275 · May 29, 2016

Just like the title says I don't have time for this run to compost my own soil (which I am definitely going to do) so I'm looking for something I can use water only throughout the grow cycle possibly a mix of various store bought brands? I do plan on using AACT to deliver some nutrients to the plant I'm new to organic water only growing but very intrigued by it
if anyone knows of something they have had success with and would like to recommend to me it would be appreciated!

Joe Blows Trees · May 29, 2016

1. Compost(local if possible), EWC, and aeration. You can purchase seperate amendments like kelp, alfalfa, guano and brew teas to get you through flowering or top dress.

2. Store bought organic soil like foxfarm, happy frog, Dr earth, etc. with aeration and use teas to get you through flowering or top dress.

Couple of ideas.

cookieman275 · May 29, 2016

Joe Blows Trees said:
1. Compost(local if possible), EWC, and aeration. You can purchase seperate amendments like kelp, alfalfa, guano and brew teas to get you through flowering or top dress.

2. Store bought organic soil like foxfarm, happy frog, Dr earth, etc. with aeration and use teas to get you through flowering or top dress.

Couple of ideas.

I was planning on doing basically exactly what you described in the second option using ocean forest and then using teas to give it a boost I was just wondering if ocean forest would be fine to use on its own? Or if I should get another type of soil and mix?

Joe Blows Trees · May 29, 2016

Ocean Forest will provide approximately three to four weeks of feeding so it's fine by itself, or I have heard of people cutting it with happy frog or another soil so really it's up to you. You should be able to grow healthy plants either way.

greasemonkeymann · May 30, 2016

cookieman275 said:
Just like the title says I don't have time for this run to compost my own soil (which I am definitely going to do) so I'm looking for something I can use water only throughout the grow cycle possibly a mix of various store bought brands? I do plan on using AACT to deliver some nutrients to the plant I'm new to organic water only growing but very intrigued by it
if anyone knows of something they have had success with and would like to recommend to me it would be appreciated!

much of your question is predicated on other variables, size of container, age of plants, strain, outside or inside, types of lighting, etc.
FFOF can work, provided you give them enough room.
so will vermifire.
BUT you need room.
outside you'll want at least 55 gal, inside you'd want at least 5-7, more if in fabric pots

cookieman275 · May 30, 2016

greasemonkeymann said:
much of your question is predicated on other variables, size of container, age of plants, strain, outside or inside, types of lighting, etc.
FFOF can work, provided you give them enough room.
so will vermifire.
BUT you need room.
outside you'll want at least 55 gal, inside you'd want at least 5-7, more if in fabric pots

Yeah in going with a 7 gal smart pot but looking at it now I think i should have gone with a 10 I'm growing q plant in a 4x3 scrog

greasemonkeymann · May 30, 2016

cookieman275 said:
Yeah in going with a 7 gal smart pot but looking at it now I think i should have gone with a 10 I'm growing q plant in a 4x3 scrog

ditch the smartpot if possible
a four by three is a good size for a big square plastic container.
the fabrics don't make as dense of a rootball in my expereince
outside they work well though, but inside I don't like em

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